William Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets
Source: LA Times
Atty. Gen. William Barr has told people close to him that hes considering quitting his post after President Trump wouldnt heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official told the Associated Press.
The revelation came days after Barr took a public swipe at the president, saying in a television interview that Trumps tweets about Justice Department cases and staffers made it impossible for him to do his job. The next day, Trump ignored Barrs request and insisted that he has the legal right to intervene in criminal cases and sidestep the Justice Departments historical independence.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-02-18/ap-source-barr-tells-people-he-might-quit-over-trump-tweets
apcalc
(4,462 posts)sdfernando
(4,919 posts)I was LOLing when I read that!...just a bunch of kabuki theater.
mahina
(17,602 posts)Possibly Barrs are the same.
I wonder what Malcom Nance thinks.
/realize this sounds unusual
//here we are
apcalc
(4,462 posts)turbinetree
(24,683 posts)Impeach this asshole...........................
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Like every fucking thing Barr has ever said.
Dan
(3,536 posts)About his virginity.
magicarpet
(14,113 posts)....and recently bed bugs from trDump's place.
billy ain't no virgin,... not by a long shot.
denem
(11,045 posts)Go subpoena yourself Billy.
alwaysinasnit
(5,057 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,570 posts)The only problem is that Trump would find someone even worse, if that's imaginable.
magicarpet
(14,113 posts)He is such a good crime fighter, he was an incredible NY Mayor,... he is trDump's personal Mafia attorney,... our next US Attorney General.
Midnight Writer
(21,692 posts)MontanaMama
(23,294 posts)delisen
(6,042 posts)He has never been there to protect Trump the person.
He arrived to protect the Imperial Presidency, the Republican " aristocracy" and the secrets of the. Reagan and Bush administrations.
With those secrets safe and victories they have racked up in three years of Trump he is of little concern to them.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)writing a lengthy letter, praising tRump and declaring that presidents have no limits. Barr thinks presidents (unless they are democratic presidents) are above all laws. tRump liked that, so now he is declaring himself the chief law enforcement officer. Thanks, Billy Low Barr. tRump is correct this time, he IS the chief law enforcement officer, since Barr is not doing his job.
thinkingagain
(906 posts)On the way out
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Really can't be helped.
Midnight Writer
(21,692 posts)Even after seeing the first two years and the treatment of Jeff Sessions you said "Hey, I want to get in on this. I want that guys job!"
yaesu
(8,020 posts)"I don't care what people think of me after I'm dead because I'd be dead"
Hulk
(6,699 posts)I don't usually play into conspiracies....but I sure as hell smell one here. All "drama"...distraction. This pudgy tool isn't going anywhere. He has no where to go.
LaMouffette
(2,017 posts)is because la merde is really starting to hit the fan now and he realizes he's been bustedbig time. The gig is up, and he knows it. More and more people are getting more and more vocal, calling for his resignation and impeachment and even imprisonment. I think he's going to resign and try to pull a Lev-and-Igor maneuver and buy a one-way ticket to some country that no one can extradite him from. Sorry, Bill Barr. You can hide, but you can't run. ('Cause you're fat.)
William Seger
(10,774 posts)I think he's just trying to pretend that he has integrity and courage, but if he quits, it's actually because he's afraid of testifying to Congress next month about his rampant malfeasance.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So he's not quitting.
sueh
(1,824 posts)Response to William Seger (Original post)
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)He's in the world's oldest profession.
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duforsure
(11,884 posts)Maybe why he had him start looking into Ukraine , or Deven Nunes. Both loyal toadies with absolutely no morals or ethics.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)hovering around, hoping for something from tRump He is corrupt enough to fill the vacancy.
olddad65
(599 posts)With the wrong guys. He is as fucked as this nation is.
truthisfreedom
(23,138 posts)duforsure
(11,884 posts)He's too compromised from everything he's involved in to do this, and its all another act from bill barr. He's no AG for the American people. He's a compromised puppet for trump and putin to use now, with no where to do but down for his crimes, and just a matter of time before barr's looking at consequences . I'd bet he's not sleeping much from worry. He knows whats coming along with rudy , justice, then they'll b pleading for mercy when they get sentenced.
gademocrat7
(10,643 posts)He is a saboteur. The Justice Department is in crisis. The Orange buffoon is interfering in federal criminal cases. Barr does nothing to uphold the laws of this country.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)catbyte
(34,322 posts)samplegirl
(11,460 posts)Its just hype! Hes not going anywhere!
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)It's ridiculous that the Washington Post would publish an obvious public relations stunt. They know it's not fucking true, and all their readers know it's not fucking true.
OneBlueDotBama
(1,376 posts)marble falls
(56,973 posts)gembaby1
(252 posts)Sure you will.
karin_sj
(808 posts)Anyone who believes this is either an idiot or complicit.
keithbvadu2
(36,636 posts)Next, Donald will bring in Roy Cohn as his AG.
Dead, you say?
No problem for Trump's followers.
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https://www.wonkette.com/trump-christian-advisor-paula-white-ressurection-seed#5jY3eGVTSIvTXKVA.99
Pat Robertson can also resurrect the dead.
Rebl2
(13,442 posts)for a minute
Bayard
(21,991 posts)Lawrence read it on his show--Barr's not going anywhere.
dalton99a
(81,374 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)"I got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I got some ocean front property in Arizona
If you'll buy that, I'll throw the golden gate in free"
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Nah, I think Billy is looking to take the heat off.
abakan
(1,815 posts)They will keep dragging out this supposed rift between the dipshit and his dog until enough people bite.
It is not real, Barr is just trying slow down his critics by showing a make believe difference with his master.
I don't for a minute believe it and will be totally stunned if he quits.
RealityChik
(382 posts)So that Trump can send SWAT teams into sanctuary cities to terrorize psych therapists into surrendering confidential patient records in order to seek out stressed Latinos and deport them and their families.
samplegirl
(11,460 posts)Hes not going anywhere!
Doreen
(11,686 posts)the lying sack of steaming shit.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,414 posts)wryter2000
(46,023 posts)Are hurting Barr's ability to eff with our federal courts on Trump's behalf. My guess is this is a last-ditch effort to get Trump to stop. Trump will have a hard time finding a replacement to continue Barr's blatantly illegal maneuvers.
My guess is Trump is unable to control his own behavior. The tweets will continue. We'll see if Barr will make good on his threat to quit.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Never, he begged for the job!
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)mahina
(17,602 posts)Who may also be Barrs.
Repeating my response above, sorry for the redundancy.
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)Because Barr certainly is the source of Trumps Power.
Without Barr Trump goes to jail, and that is great leverage for Barr to throw Trumps phone in the toilet whenever he wants.
mahina
(17,602 posts)Paladin
(28,243 posts)Why don't you surprise the fuck out of everybody---and fucking quit?
drmeow
(5,011 posts)EndlessWire
(6,448 posts)We all know that people in his administration don't last all that long. Trump has some psychological need to pick fights that he can win. So, he often fires people after just a short while.
It looks very bad when four prosecutors quit all at once (almost.) It looks bad when 1100 former government attorneys take the time to pen a damning letter against both Trump AND Barr. Now, attorneys are beginning to demand Barr's resignation. They don't like the interference and they don't like a federal judge being negatively tweeted about and pressured. And, I think that Barr setting up a private, direct route for Giuliani to report to Barr himself looks very, very bad, especially when the talk is that Giuliani is in even more trouble.
So, now it seems that Barr isn't just defending Trump, but Barr is having to at least notice that legal professionals are now calling him out to resign. It appears that Trump and Barr are at odds in some way, and I think that all this recent pressure is really troubling Barr. That's not to say that I disagree with those that say that Barr will never quit. He strikes me as a lowly guy who suddenly rose to immense power, and won't give it up.
But, I think that Barr is in jeopardy of being FIRED by Trump, for some perception by the mentally ill Trump that Barr has failed (and also because, you know, it's time to kick one of Trump's friends to the curb.) Barr may be setting up an outside excuse for not being able to do whatever Trump wants him to do, so when he gets fired, it will not look like he did something wrong, but just a result of a nut job in the WH. I think this is a preemptive defensive strike. Especially when the public would like to see Barr impeached by the House. Bet he didn't count on that, ever.